Morning journal and courier., 1887-01-18
THE TOUGHEST WINTER

The Unusual Obstacles Encountered Special Effort and Labor to Accom- modate the Public.
 President Hoadley B. Ives of the Fair Ha- ven and Westville horse railroad remarked yesterday, in view of the continued and un- remitting reign of snow and ice this winter, that there had never been a winter within his recollection where there had been so | much trouble made by the snow deposit on the tracks and the icy condition of them as since the beginning of winter With regard to the com plaints from West Chapel street some time ago the petition of residents along this branch of the road was submitted to the committee of the directors. The petition 1 asked that all West Chapel street cars should be run straight down to State street without change. Heretofore, in the winter season when the horses were necessarily doubled up | the cars were run so as to give one car in 1S ! minutes. The committee instructed the off | cers of the road to so arrange as to have every car from Fair Haven connect with the West Chapel street car, thus giv- ing car once in twelve minutes instead of once in eighteen minutes. The petition of l the West Chapel street people is being con- sidered and if acted upon favorably, as | will probably be the case, it will take one | car and ten horses more than are now used, beginning next spring, when there will be | cars to Westville once in twelve minutes. | Heretofore, when doubled up the cars used | to run once in twenty-four hours throughout | the entire length of the route, but when doubled up It is with the Fair Haven and l Westville as it is with every horse railroad company in the country-the cars cannot be run so frequently.
 This year, notwithstanding the extra labor l caused by the snow, cars have been run once in twelve minutes to the corner of State and 1 Chapel streets and Broadway and University Place and once in twelve cars move through West Chapel street.
 The necessity for this doubling up all pa | irons of the road can see. The travel is very ! hard in places. As soon as the trouble is over and the company can run with the same number of horses as in good weather the cars | will run as hitherto every six minutes be- 1 tween University Place and Fair Haven. The double tracks have made great ex- pense for the company, which has paid not less than $1 ,000 for the removal of snow since these snow storms blockaded travel. The double tracks make more expense to the company on account of the clrcum- stances that the track runs near the curbs of the sidewalks that the snow has to be carried away in carts. There are conditions of the track when the cars cannot make reg Ular time, do what they may, and they have done everything that could be done this win ter to satisfy the people If there are com plaints, there should also be some consider ation of the embarrassing state brought Last Friday, for instance, car was detained at the railToad crossing at the Steamboat dock twelve minutes, which is a frequent occurrence. Therefore, the car leaving the corner of York street for West Chapel street was detained. Passengers had to make connection with the car. Again, between Sunday and Monday last week it took thirty horses to clear the track so as to open it for traffic on Monday morning, and the horses could do no more work that day.
 The company, Mir. Ives continued, will have cars to Westville every twelve minutes soon. Certainly there has not been since recollect harder winter than this for horse travel. I assure you we are doing our best and making every effort to overcome the troubles caused by ice and snow."
 Fire in North Branford.
 The new barn of Jerome Harrison, valued at about S1 ,000, located in North Branford, was burned to the ground about g o'clock Sunday night. The entire contents of hay, straw and wagons, but no stock, were de- stroyed The fire was of incendiary origin Small tracks were seen about the barn, indi- eating that boy did the deed. The barn was partially insured.
 THEC COURT RECORD. City Court Criminal Side Judge Demfng.
 Violation of Sunday liquor law-Pat- rick Mitchell, continued to January 20; Richard Hill, $25 fine, s16.15 costs, ap- pealed.
 Breach of peaee-Frank Cook on Edith Cook, judgment suspended. Theft-Philip Aston, continued to Janu- ary IS.
 Driving on sidewalk-Peter Carleton, con- tinued to January IS.
 Court Notes.
 The case of Peter Carleton, a carman who was charged in the City court yesterday morning with violation of the city ordi nance by obs!ructing the sidewalk with his coal cart, was continued until this morn ing.
 HE STOLE $10.
 Philip Aston, a lf-wit ted colored lad, was charged in the City court yesterday morning with having stolen $1O from his Elm street employer. His case was continued un- til this morning. He has been before the City court several times and it is probable that he will be sentenced to jail.
 JUDGMENT SUSPENDED.
 Frank Cook, colored man, assaulted his wife Saturday night, and in the fight which resulted between the couple he cut her with a fork. Judge Deming suspended judgment as Cooks wife said she struck her husband first.
 HIS CASE CONTINUED.
 Patrick Mitchell, against whom warrant was issued some time ago for violation of the Sunday liquor law and who left town, has not yet been found. The case was again contin- ued in the City court yesterday.
 CASE WITH AN UNEXPECTED DENoUEMENT.
 The case of Charles Fl. Bartholomew vs. Jonathan J. Bartholomew was heard before Justice John c. Gallagher yesterday. It is 6 suit to recover $100 damages for wages al legged to be due the plaintiff from the defend- ant, his father. The young man is a minor and brought the suit by his friend, Elmer F. Culver. The plaintiff, however, was arrested while on hls way to testify yesterday morn ing. Attorney Futile, who is the plaintiffs lawyer, thought Attorney Linsley, who ap- peared for the defendant, had concocted the scheme of arresting young Bartholomew on an old charge which had never come to trial and thus prevented the plaintiff testifying in the case, and the attorney became highly in- dignant Justice Gallagher continued the case till afternoon to give Attorney Futile chance to get his client out of jail. But this could not be done, as Sheriff Gates was of town and young Bartholomew could not be released within the jail limits. The case was continued until next Thursday morning at o'clock.
 The trial of suit brought by Mrs. Mary P. Bartholomew, the wife of the plaintiff who IS in jail against her father-in-law for wages was heard yesterday afternoon. The two suits are almost identical.
 JUDGE DEFINING WILL PRESIDE.
 The case of Sherman ". Davis vs. the town of Guilford will be tried in tho Court of Com mon Pleas to-day. Judge Deming, of the City court, will preside.
 THE AMERICAN THEATER ATTACHED.
 Constable Jonathan w. Pond yesterday at tached the stock and fixtures of the Ameri- can Theater at the instance of Morris M Calm to recover on two notes amounting to $500. The doors are closed, and it is doubt full if the doors are again opened to the pub lie this winter.
 STATE CORRE REsPONDENOE.
 North Haven.
 NORTH HAVEN, Jan. 17.-Delegates from the Congregational Sunday school to the fato mi fo Ina haI1 in